Garment-gage



v v UNITED STATES- HANS WALTERS ROSVALL, or SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

GARMENT-GAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patentea June'Y, 1921.

Application filed April 26, 1919. Serial No. 292,802.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Hans WALTERS Ros- VALL, a citizen of Sweden,residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Gages, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in pattern gages, andparticularly to a garment constructed to readily conform to the personbeing fitted, and provided with means whereby following such formfitting of the garment, a pattern may be accurately marked for thecutting of subsequent weaving garments of the same type.

The improved garment pattern gage is made up of cloth sections, theedges of which are connected by elastic sections, so that such edges mayreadily separate, or the garment yield, to conform to any particularsize or irregularity of the person being fitted.

The elastic connecting sections are provided with marking means, such aspins or other puncturing elements, which of course follow the seam linesof the gage garment as fitted, and through which the pattern may bemarked.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of the improvedgage garment,

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of 'the same,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged broken elevation of the garment showing theelastic strips and pattern-marking points,

Fig. 4 is a section on line 44 of Fig. 3,

Fig. 5 is a sectional view through one seam showing the pattern andouter body member in position for punching,

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the ins, p Fig- 7 is an enlargeddetail section cut across one seam showing the pattern and outer body inposition for marking.

The improved gage garment 1 is made of sections 2, similar to those of awearing garment of the same type, except that the edges of suchsections, which in the completed garment would be stitched, areconnected by strips 3, of the greater elasticity than the garmentsection. The strips 3 which may be rubber, are secured to the edges ofthe garment sections, so as to normally maintain adjacent edges of suchsections slightly spaced apart, as shown in Fig. 3, and in the stripsthus exposed between the edges of the of the garment section.

A second garment 8 is provided, the ma terialof which is somewhatelastic and the seams of which are connected inthe usual manner.

In use the gage garment is applied to the person, and by reason of theelastic seam strips will readily conform to any irregularities in sizeor shape of such person. pattern paper section or sections 9 are thenapplied over the sections of the gage garment and pressed onto one ormore of the pins 4: to hold such pattern in place. The second or outergarment is then applied to the person over the pattern sections, and theouter garment pressed inwardly over the several lines of pins until thelatter are forced through such outer garment. This will perforate thepaper pattern, and correctly mark the same to provide a guide for makingaccurately fitting garments for the person being fitted.

As the gage garment is highly adjustable in conforming to the body ofthe person, owing to the elastic strips 3, it is apparent that but oneor two sizes of such gage garments will be required, as the elasticityof the garment ermits its use with persons of materially di erentmeasurements.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In anarticle of the class described, the combination of an inner garment,com: posed of sections, elastic material which joins the edges of thesections in spaced relation with respect to each other, lines'of spikesmarking the center line of the said spacing, an outer garment of lesselasticity than the first mentioned garment adapted to fit snugly overthe inner garment and thus cause the spikes to perforate any patternpaper which may be inserted between the two garments.

2. A gage garment comprising sections, having their adjacent edgesspaced apart,

elastic strips Wider than the spaces secured to the ends of adjacentsections, and a plurality of spaced pins carried in the strips, thepointed ends projecting inthe spaces be 5 tween the sections and theirlength being equal to the thickness of the sections, Whereby patternpaper may be applied tothe garment and pressed in along the seams, thepins making openings therein forming a pattern conforming to the shapeof the 10 garment.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HANS WALTERS ROSVALL. e

